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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
Most all of the software in a Tesla, or any EV for that matter, is UI related or driveline related
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I'm not getting how amount ("most all") of software is relevant - is 1000 lines better than 100? Not if 100 does what 1000 does ... so what does "most all ..." mean? And if only 1% of the total software runs the antennas does that mean it's somehow not relevant? Or needs to be updated less? Or provides more efficiency somehow?
And as far as the UI, that seems like a pretty important component of any consumer electronics product, which the car is so it probably deserves a lot of attention, right? So what does "UI related mean"?
In any event,
core competitive advantage in great EV software is:
(1.) Integrated: the software that runs the a/c also cools the batteries, thus all control decisions are made centrally and with all factors accounted for.
(2.) Upgradable: the integrated software can easily (and frequently) be updated,
and is based on active near-real-time data & analytics from vehicles on the road.
(3.) Extensible: beyond being frequently cloud-updatable, the integrated systems software can extend to the cloud to analyze & run systems when/if needed, as well as download and send data.
But, to
David70's point, it's not just software that'll give us a BEV leader and winner, it's other factors as well:
(a.) Supply chain - with BEVs, this is by far the largest factor in determining a leader (and obvs heavily impacted by design/architecture choices). Even with a great design and great product, if you can't scale you can't win.
(b.) Charging Network - even a great vehicle like the Mach-e seems to be suffers from a shitty charging network which'll likely frustrate normals.